ad. In a cheap manner; without expending much money.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. At a small price; at a low value; in a common or inferior manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In a cheap manner; at a small price; at a low cost: as, “cheaply bought,”
At a low estimate of value; as of little value or importance; with depreciation or disesteem.
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ad. in a cheap manner
ad. in a stingy manner
ad. with little expenditure of money
Word Usage
"Catharine the Great earned her title cheaply, her patent of greatness being due to the fact that she had the judgment to select great generals and a great minister and the wisdom to cling to them."